Local council elections: Where are all the women?
It is vital for the left to look closer at how the lack of women councillors across the UK is limiting substantive progressive policies, writes Felice Southwell.
Movement Politics
Keir Starmer has picked the wrong fight with the PM’s military plans
Keir Starmer has called for a vote in the Commons on Boris Johnson’s plan for a slight reduction in army personnel numbers. Why?
Shrewsbury 24 picketers finally get their names cleared
One of the union movement’s longest-standing battles for justice has finally succeeded.
The new kind of automation putting gig economy workers at risk of destitution
Drivers report being ‘terminated’ through ‘no reply’ emails, and unable to challenge dismissals, in a worrying development for workers.
EXCLUSIVE: Lib Dem mayoral candidate slams Sadiq Khan’s ‘silence’ over Sarah Everard vigil
Left Foot Forward speaks to Luisa Porritt as she launches her London mayoral campaign.
Jo Maugham QC: This dangerous new Conservative bill threatens the right to protest
This week the government announced its intention to legislate the right to protest out of meaningful existence.
Couriers take on delivery company Stuart to fight for fairer working conditions
Couriers risking all on the frontline are taking on Stuart Delivery to appeal for basic workers’ rights.
Students have been hung out to dry by Gavin Williamson
University students have been constantly sidelined and ignored throughout this crisis, writes student and journalist Zesha Saleem.
Anas Sarwar MSP: Labour has let down voters in Scotland. But we can turn things around
As voting opens in the Scottish Labour leadership contest, Anas Sarwar MSP sets out his pitch to revive the party.
Pressure grows on SNP to back four day working week
Nicola Sturgeon is facing growing calls to back an ambitious shift in Scotland’s work culture.